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SEX AND RACE DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND PERCEIVED NEEDS OF NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS
Abstract
A 2 x 2 quasi-experimental design with two levels each of sex (male, female) and race (black, white) was employed to test subjects' personality traits and perceived educational needs. Two dependent measures were employed in the study: The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, and The Adult Learner Needs Assessment Survey. Eighty nontraditional students responded to each of the dependent instruments. Testing was performed in small groups which lasted an average of seventy-five minutes each. An analysis of variance procedure was employed with grade point average and socio-economic status as criteria for selecting subjects to control for the effects of non-equivalence of groups. The results indicated that sex had little effect upon personality traits or perceived needs of nontraditional students. Results also indicated that race had little effect on most personality traits or perceived needs of nontraditional students. However, results strongly suggest that black subjects tend to view themselves as having significantly more endurance than the white subjects. Implications for further nontraditional student research on sex and race are offered.
Subject Area
Adult education|Continuing education
Recommended Citation
INGRAM, JANICE PETTIS, "SEX AND RACE DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND PERCEIVED NEEDS OF NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS" (1983). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8328174.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8328174